Aso [town] - Aso

Japanese: 阿蘇[町] - あそ

It is an old town in Aso District, in the northeastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture. It occupies the northwestern part of the Aso Volcano, and the crater plain (Aso Valley), through which the Hohi Main Line runs, spreads out in the center. It belongs to Aso-Kuju National Park, and its center is the hot spring village of Uchinomaki, where Aso Uchinomaki Onsen (a gypsum spring with a temperature of 40-55°C) overlooks the Kurokawa River. In addition to cultivating rice, vegetables, and flowers, livestock farming such as beef and dairy cattle is also thriving. In February 2005, it merged with Ichinomiya Town and Namino Village in Aso District to become a city, forming Aso City. 199.36 ^km2 . 18,714 people (2003). → Mt. Aso

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Japanese:

熊本県北東部，阿蘇郡の旧町。阿蘇火山北西部を占め，中央に豊肥本線が通じる火口原（阿蘇谷）が広がる。阿蘇くじゅう国立公園に属し，中心は黒川に臨む阿蘇内牧(うちのまき)温泉（セッコウ泉，40〜55℃）の温泉集落内牧。米作，蔬菜・花卉(かき)栽培を行うほか，肉牛・乳牛などの畜産も盛ん。2005年２月阿蘇郡一の宮町，波野村と合併し市制，阿蘇市となる。199.36km²。１万8714人（2003）。→阿蘇山

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